🌱 Which new Shillington restaurants opened their doors in 2025?

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• Which new Shillington restaurants opened their doors in 2025?

Also on today's calendar: Preschool Story Time and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 41 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 56, low: 25.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2025 in review: Restaurants opened in Berks County [Roundup] (readingeagle.com) — Shillington diners have two new options this year, with Mission Washoku and Los Nortenos both joining the local food scene alongside many other Berks County openings. This roundup walks you through each new spot’s location, cuisine style, and basic contact details so you can decide which places to try next.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shillington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Train Room Open House
  The Heritage of Green Hills, 200 Tranquility Ln, Shillington
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Divine Liturgy
  Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
  9:00 am

Saturday December 20

• St. Ignatius of Antioch; St. John of Kronstadt
  Greek Festival/Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
• Orthros & Divine Liturgy
  Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
  8:00 am
• AT LEBANON: Orthros and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with Ordination of Christopher Giovanis to the Holy Diaconate
  Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church , 116 E Weidman St , Lebanon
  9:00 am
• AT LEBANON: Ordination of Christopher Giovanis to the Holy Diaconate
  Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church , 116 E Weidman St , Lebanon
  9:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Divine Liturgy
  Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
  9:45 am

Tuesday December 23

• Preschool Story Time
  Mifflin Community Library , 6 Philadelphia Ave , Shillington
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Divine Liturgy
  Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
  9:00 am
• 📚Read and Play Storytime🧸
  West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library , 101 Woodside Ave , West Lawn
  11:00 am
• ♟Chess Club♟
  West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library , 101 Woodside Ave , West Lawn
  3:00 pm
• therapy dog visit
  Reading Public Library , 100 S 5th St , Reading
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Report of police activity at Burlington Coat Factory in Reading, Pennsylvania.
  3:27PM on Dec 16: Nextdoor user reports police and unmarked cars around Burlington Coat Factory in Muhlenberg Shopping Center. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Mohnton

• Residents in 3 more Berks municipalities can pay real estate taxes online (readingeagle.com)

Wyomissing

• Fraud Fears, Alarms, and Fights: Wyomissing Police Handle Surge of Calls (mychesco.com)
• Field hockey: Nine Berks players selected first team all-state (readingeagle.com)
• Reading menorah lighting highlights hope amid darkness (readingeagle.com)

Pottstown

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